Re: Query re: disk free (df) output

["Ali Jawad" <alijawad1@gmail.com>]

Concerning the /dev part it is the directory tree under which all
block devices are located
/dev/hdx for IDE HDDs, CDROMs
/dev/sdx for SCSI and USB flash drives
/dev/mdx for RAID devices

On 12/23/06, andy <geek_show@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> Hey all
>
> Quick questions about the output of df -lh on a single-user Etch:
>
> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hdb1              12G  3.7G  7.8G  32% /
> udev                   10M   96K   10M   1% /dev
> devshm                443M     0  443M   0% /dev/shm
> /dev/hdb3             169G  4.3G  156G   3% /home
>
> What are "/dev" and why is "shm" a sub-folder of /dev mounted separately?
>
> Being new to Deb it's just one of a distro-specific curiosity perhaps?
>
> Anyway, just curious if anyone has any thoughts.
>
> Cheers and compliments of the season to those who recognise it.
>
>
> A
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With Regards Ali Jawad